Charges filed in SeaTac motel slaying

Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man accused of beating a “virtual stranger” to death in a SeaTac motel room.

Taape Samson Nunu, 29, stands accused of beating Robert Marrs to death on Monday in at a Motel 6 in the 18900 block of 47th Avenue South.

According to charging documents, Nunu had robbed a female acquaintance of her cigarettes and beer earlier in the evening. As the evening progressed, Nunu, Marrs and a woman at the motel room shared some marijuana.

Without apparent reason, Nunu set upon Marrs, according to charging documents. Nunu punched Marrs in the head and face before fleeing the motel; Marrs later died.

King County sheriff’s deputies arrested Nunu nearby. He was carrying a backpack belonging to Marrs, according to charging documents, and admitted to beating Marrs.